Avdice: I hate bio (3 Viewers)

[drsabz101]

BEFORE YOU READ THIS: The thread title is annoying me (typo) so please ignore it

Okay so if you haven't read my previous post on subject selection, i'll just let you know that I am a mathematically inclined person. I did my first lesson of tutoring for bio and I absolutely just hated it especially the topic on ecosystems. I haven't even had the first lesson of bio at school yet, and I am thinking to drop it. People from experience have told me that yr 11 bio sucks and in yr 12 it gets way more interesting? I just don't know If I can't wait that long. ( Initially I wanted to take french instead of bio but there weren't enough people to run the subject).

- I am no where near creative ( like I can barely draw a proper stick figure), so I cannot go near the TAS subjects like dance, drama, art , dt, foot tech .
- I don't like subjects with heaps of essay writing
- Engineering studies only runs as a VET course and I don't want to take that
-HSIE and Geo I don't want to take, or economics and legal.

However, I am considering to choose business studies, because it is on the same line as bio . I just don't know if I should wait longer, or just take up business.
- IS business easy as in the yr 11 course? Are the assessments hard? And is there heaps of rote learning ( more than bio?)
PLEASE help guys

Thankyou

 

[BLIT2014]

Can you look into doing french by distance ed?

Have a look at some year 12 biology notes to see whether the year 12 content may interest you more.

Are you thinking of doing Medicine? If so then I'd probably advise you to stick with biology.

 

[BLIT2014]

People also tend to hate business studies, so it may well be better the devil you know then the devil you don't.

You could end up with a more boring subject.

 

[drsabz101]

I am thinking of speaking to my yr coordinator about how I will be able to do french, since I can't do it at school. Is it too late though? And yeah I want to do medicine. But I am already taking phys and chem, with the intention of picking up 4 unit maths. Is bio really necessary?

 

[Green Yoda]

business is even more dry
i yawn by just looking at the subject name

 

[drsabz101]

Also what do you mean by doing french via long distance, does that involve taking it at TAFE or something?

 

[InteGrand]

BEFORE YOU READ THIS: The thread title is annoying me (typo) so please ignore it

Okay so if you haven't read my previous post on subject selection, i'll just let you know that I am a mathematically inclined person. I did my first lesson of tutoring for bio and I absolutely just hated it especially the topic on ecosystems. I haven't even had the first lesson of bio at school yet, and I am thinking to drop it. People from experience have told me that yr 11 bio sucks and in yr 12 it gets way more interesting? I just don't know If I can't wait that long. ( Initially I wanted to take french instead of bio but there weren't enough people to run the subject).

- I am no where near creative ( like I can barely draw a proper stick figure), so I cannot go near the TAS subjects like dance, drama, art , dt, foot tech .
- I don't like subjects with heaps of essay writing
- Engineering studies only runs as a VET course and I don't want to take that
-HSIE and Geo I don't want to take, or economics and legal.

However, I am considering to choose business studies, because it is on the same line as bio . I just don't know if I should wait longer, or just take up business.
- IS business easy as in the yr 11 course? Are the assessments hard? And is there heaps of rote learning ( more than bio?)
PLEASE help guys

Thankyou

Yeah, HSC Business Studies has a lot of rote learning (not sure whether more than HSC Biology, since that also has heaps of rote learning, in fact most of it is rote), and also has essay-writing involved, which you said you wanted to avoid. Do you think you'd be happy to do Business Studies despite it having essays (by contrast, there are no essays in HSC Biology)?

 

[leehuan]

Just so you know, I dropped biology only cause I had enough and wanted to reduce units. In truth, whilst still not having maths, HSC biology is a much more juicy course.

 

[the_matrix]

And yeah I want to do medicine. But I am already taking phys and chem, with the intention of picking up 4 unit maths. Is bio really necessary?

most med courses have bio as assumed knowledge...

 

[BLIT2014]

I am thinking of speaking to my yr coordinator about how I will be able to do french, since I can't do it at school. Is it too late though? And yeah I want to do medicine. But I am already taking phys and chem, with the intention of picking up 4 unit maths. Is bio really necessary?

It isn't too late to take up french by distance ed. Speak to your year coordinator.
https://sites.google.com/site/theopenhssydney/

ATAR wise as you need a high ATAR in order to do medicine biology would be a lot easier to achieve the required equivalent result.

 

[drsabz101]

Just so you know, I dropped biology only cause I had enough and wanted to reduce units. In truth, whilst still not having maths, HSC biology is a much more juicy course.

So did you enjoy prelim bio? By juicy you mean more interesting? Because I am planning to drop this subject and take phys,chem,4 unit maths, SOR 1 and adv.english

 

[BLIT2014]

Just so you know, I dropped biology only cause I had enough and wanted to reduce units. In truth, whilst still not having maths, HSC biology is a much more juicy course.

So did you enjoy prelim bio?

Do you like studying Human biology more then planet/ecosystems?

 

[InteGrand]

most med courses have bio as assumed knowledge...

Not true, at least for New South Wales.

 

[drsabz101]

really? most people I know didn't do bio though and are studying at unsw medicine

 

[Sien]

I did both biz and bio for prelim, they're both as bad as each other. Both had shitty teachers, though i found biz to be slightly easier. Anyhow i dropped biz so i can't say for yr 12, bio in yr 12 is way better, i could actually stay awake in class

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[InteGrand]

really? most people I know didn't do bio though and are studying at unsw medicine

HSC Biology isn't needed or useful much. You should probably only pick it if you reckon you can get a good ATAR due to doing it.

 

[drsabz101]

It isn't too late to take up french by distance ed. Speak to your year coordinator.
https://sites.google.com/site/theopenhssydney/

ATAR wise as you need a high ATAR in order to do medicine biology would be a lot easier to achieve the required equivalent result.


I actually really want to take french as well, so I will definitly consult my year coordinator I just still hope it isn't too late though. So by doing it via long distance education at the open hs sydney, do I actually attend classes?

 

[BLIT2014]

It isn't too late to take up french by distance ed. Speak to your year coordinator.
https://sites.google.com/site/theopenhssydney/

ATAR wise as you need a high ATAR in order to do medicine biology would be a lot easier to achieve the required equivalent result.


I actually really want to take french as well, so I will definitly consult my year coordinator I just still hope it isn't too late though. So by doing it via long distance education at the open hs sydney, do I actually attend classes?

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You also may be able to study it at TAFE and that would have the benefit of attending classes.

 

[drsabz101]

Thankyou. I will consult my year advisor on monday and see what we can do

 

[BLIT2014]

Thankyou. I will consult my year advisor on monday and see what we can do

Good luck.